Xi Wangmu 西王母 Youchi Jinmu 瑤池金母 Golden Mother, Jade Mother, Primordial Sovereign, Immortal Chinese Shaman Grandmother
By Phoenix the Elder – The Immortal of Heaven Goddess Xiwangu is known simply as the Mother of the West in China. She is from here forth a Diety I have built a sacred altar to, where I meditate. There are many mysteries of the world that definitely have lasted thousands of years with persistence […]
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Vernacular Fiction and Celestial Script: A Daoist Manual for the Use of Water Margin
Introduction: Bugang is the “pacing the Stars of the Big Dipper” which combines two Chinese words, bu meaning to step; tread; or pace (off)” and gang 罡 which means the “Big Dipper ( stars in the handle of the Big Dipper”). The variant bugang 步綱 “pacing the guideline”, uses a different gang word 綱 “headrope […]
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